Senior Bid Manager

Standard Life plc

Edinburgh, UKhybridPosted Aug 12, 2026
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About the role

Job Type: Secondment - 12 months

Location: Edinburgh, Bristol, London. Hybrid.

Flexible working: All roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can about flexible working here.

Closing Date: 26th August

Salary and benefits : From £57,100, plus 16% bonus up to 32%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more.

Who are we?

We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.

Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.

The role

This is an exciting 12-month secondment opportunity within the Standard Life Workplace business, offering the chance to play a key role in shaping the future of our Bid Management and New Business Support function.

As a Senior Bid Manager within Enablement, you'll combine your bid expertise, project management skills and commercial insight to help drive continuous improvement across the team. Working closely with colleagues across Workplace and Distribution, you'll support the delivery of live bids and surveys while leading initiatives that enhance our processes, technology, content and ways of working.

This is a varied and highly visible role, providing the opportunity to influence change, champion innovation and help deliver solutions that improve efficiency, strengthen our proposition and support future business growth. You'll collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, helping to create the tools, content and capabilities that enable our teams to successfully retain existing clients and win new business opportunities.

What are we looking for?

Extensive Workplace Pensions and Bid Management expertise, with a strong understanding of the adviser and corporate pensions market.

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop high-quality bids, presentations and client-facing collateral.

Demonstrable experience delivering process improvements, new technologies and innovative solutions that drive efficiency and enhance outcomes.

Strong influencing, collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the business.

A highly motivated and adaptable professional with excellent project management skills, commercial awareness and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

We’re reviewing applications as they come in, so apply early to avoid missing out.

Find out more about working at Standard Life

Guide for Candidates: standardlifeplc.pagetiger.com/guideforcandidates

Find or get answers from our colleagues: www.standardlifeplc.com/careers/talk-to-us

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